New Tune Freewheel for Campy Hubs
August 6, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light Tech
Tune presents a new freewheel design for their campy hubs. They are machined down to only 4 splines! Weight saving over 10 grams for the MAG190 model. More to come on this years Eurobike opening on 30th of August in Friedrichshafen/Germany. We´ll report directly from the international bicycle trade show - stay tuned!
Sram Red - first pictures!
July 28, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light News
First Pics of the new Sram RED:
See Red.
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Fulcrum MTB Wheelsets
July 17, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light Tech
More Pics from the new Fulcrum MTB Wheelset Series. There are five models, one for v-brakes and four for disc brakes. In order these are: Red Metal Zero V-brake, Red Metal Zero Disc, Red Metal 1 Disc, Red Metal 3 Disc and Red Metal 5 Disc.
Fulcrum has used various technical solutions it had developed for its road wheels, adapting them to offroad use, such as the Two to One Spoke Ratio and MoMag lacing (see Fulcrum Technologies), together with other ad hoc solutions like AFS disc brake mounting.
Fulcrum Racing Zero Black & Red
July 16, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light Parts
RACING ZERO: BLACK & RED
Fulcrum presents a new colour version, black & red, for the top wheel in its aluminium range, Racing Zero.
Campy 2008
July 14, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light News
CAMPAGNOLO: 2008 RANGE NOVELTIES
Completely redefined front derailleur for the Record and Chorus groupsets.
The Centaur groupset gets a carbon fibre crankset option.
The Shamal Ultra wheel comes with an additional finish: Titanium.
New Record and Chorus front derailleurs
SRAM RED
June 29, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light News
First shots of the brand new SRAM RED:
New Trek Madone 2008
June 6, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light Bikes
Trek upgraded their Madone road bike. Just a tuck above 1400g for a 56cm frame including fork, seat clamp and headset!
Bike Festival Willingen 2007
June 4, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light News
2007 Bike Festival in Willingen - Three days of party, races and more…
Schwalbe Furious Fred
June 2, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light Parts
A new record tire from Schwalbe called Furious Fred.
Size 26×2.00 - Target Weight: under 300g!!!
Shimano Ultegra SL
June 1, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light Bikes
Shimano introduces an additional edition of the popular Ultegra racing components. “Ultegra SL” it is named and besides offering an attractive new colour (“Ice Grey”), the group is 97 grams lighter than the standard Ultegra components.
Schwalbe Racing Ralph 2008
May 11, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light News
Brand-new pictures from the new Schwalbe Racing Ralph Prototype. Actual no comment on the part of Schwalbe about the weight and other details. Very different in comparison to the current model, look at the aggressive profile! stay tuned…
New Magura Durin Fork
May 5, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light Tech
Maguras new Race-Fork: Durin
Technical features:
Unique Dynamic Lockout system (DLO) offering better ground control than conventional lockout systems, optionally with the brand new RCL Remote Control. Superstiff 32 mm upper legs. Cold forged Aluminium 6082 T6 fork crown with integrated cablestop for the remote control. Safety dropouts (SDO) with perfect hub engagement. All adjuster knobs made of high quality aluminium. Adjustment possibilities: Dynamic Lockout (DLO), Rebound, Preload (air pressure).
Travel and weight
100 mm, 1.480 g / 3,26 lbs.
80 mm, 1.450 g / 3,19 lbs.
Disc only, Canti /Disc, white.
Shimano XT 2008
May 2, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light News
Born in 1982, Shimano celebrates the 25th birthday of Deore XT by introducing a completely revamped group:
SRAM Red 2008
April 1, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light News
We´ve got an e-mail from sram:
The information and posting on this new group in your headline is an unfortunate accident and represents inaccurate as well as premature data on one of our developments.
So, we have agreed to remove the sensitive informations. We´ll get more informations a soon as possible.
Fulcrum Racing Torq RS / Racing Torq R
March 23, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light News
FULCRUM enters the World of Componentry. Fulcrum presents two high-range Cranksets in carbon fibre: Racing Torq RS and Racing Torq R.
Taipei, 23 March 2007 – After last week’s announcement that it was entering the off-road world with a range of dedicated wheels, Fulcrum now further increases its presence in the road sector by joining the field of componentry. Today, two crankset models are being presented at the inauguration of the International Cycle Show in Taipei: Racing Torq RS and Racing Torq R. These are two high-range cranksets in carbon fibre compatible with the main drivetrains available on the market.
